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Today we are releasing an updated version of our Westfield, MA: Baptisms Performed in the Church of Christ, 1679-1836 database. This updated version includes the images from the collection and the index now includes full names, relationships, locations and race where available.
The story of the first church in Westfield is inextricably tied to that of its first pastor, Reverend Edward Taylor (1642-1729). Taylor was born in England in 1642 and arrived in Massachusetts in 1668. After graduating from Harvard College in 1671 (where he shared a room with diarist Samuel Sewall, who became a lifelong friend), he was asked to become minister to the settlers of Westfield, and he arrived in the town on December 3, 1671. Westfield at that time was still a frontier settlement, and due to the Indian wars and other hardships, the church was not formally organized until August 27, 1679, nearly eight years after his arrival. Reverend Taylor served the church for the rest of his life – a total of fifty-eight years – until his death in 1729. He also had studied medicine and was for many years the only physician in Westfield and miles beyond. Reverend Taylor was also an extremely prolific and gifted poet, although virtually none of his poems were ever published in his lifetime. According to John Lockwood’s Westfield and Its Historic Influences, it was said that Reverend Taylor had “left no less than a hundred volumes which he had transcribed and bound with his own hands.”
This typescript was given to the Society by Harold Dougherty of Westfield in 1937 and is kept in the R. Stanton Avery Collections at NEHGS, call number MS WES 2130.
The database now includes 280 pages, and approximately 11,000 names to search.
This project was made possible by the efforts of our wonderful volunteer, Jayn Stillson.
If you would like to get involved in the database digitization and indexing process, please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
We are very excited to announce that our database, General Society of the War of 1812 Membership Applications, 1854-1979, is now available to NEHGS guest members, free of cost.
This database includes all applications and supplemental applications to the General Society of the War of 1812 starting from their formal founding in 1854. Material is not included for individuals listed in the applications who were born after January 1, 1979. This database is searchable for given names and surnames, and includes records for provided births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials listed for persons in the line of eligibility for membership on the application forms. This database adds more than 170,000 records to search.
Currently, the database includes applications from Member 1 to Member 5200. If an application is excluded, it is due to the privacy policy outlined above.
This database was created through a partnership of the General Society of the War of 1812 and AmericanAncestors. We thank the employees and volunteers of both organizations for their amazing work to make this information available online.
Through the years, the General Society of the War of 1812 has established a large network of War of 1812 descendants all over the United States. For more information about this society, you can see the General Society of the War of 1812 web page.
Please note: This database is available to all NEHGS members, including guest members. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 3 new sketches and updated 2 sketches in Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new and updated sketches lived in Brattleboro.
With this study project, Scott Andrew Bartley researches the heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. These sketches illustrate major players on political and religious fronts, uncover the migration patterns for this period in the region, and identify all those just looking to better their lives on the new frontier. This project is proceeding in two series, settlers to 1771 and 1772-1784. The work so far has been geographical, focusing on Windsor and Windham Counties.
The new sketches are listed below:
The updated sketches are listed below:
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 6 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Mary (Georgetown). This small update adds more than 6,000 names to search.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Mary (Georgetown) Baptisms, 1916-1920
St. Mary (Georgetown) Confirmations, 1917-1920
St. Mary (Georgetown) Deaths, 1916-1920
St. Mary (Georgetown) First Communions, 1915-1917
St. Mary (Georgetown) First Communions, 1917-1919
St. Mary (Georgetown) Marriages, 1916-1920
Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1920 is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 5 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new sketches lived in Brattleboro.
With this study project, Scott Andrew Bartley researches the heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. These sketches illustrate major players on political and religious fronts, uncover the migration patterns for this period in the region, and identify all those just looking to better their lives on the new frontier. This project is proceeding in two series, settlers to 1771 and 1772-1784. The work so far has been geographical, focusing on Windsor and Windham Counties.
The new sketches are listed below:
French, Nathaniel (Brattleboro)
Nourse, Benjamin (Brattleboro)
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 41 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell). This update adds over 53,400 records and more than 110,000 names to search.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1901
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1902
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1903-1904
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1904-1905
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1906
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1907
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1908
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1908-1909
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1909-1911
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1911-1913
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1913-1915
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1915
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1916
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1917
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1917-1918
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1918-1919
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1919-1920
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Baptisms, 1920
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1901
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1902
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1903
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1904
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1905
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1906
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1907
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1908
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1909
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1910
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1912
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1913
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1915
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Confirmations, 1917
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Deaths, 1901-1905
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Deaths, 1905-1909
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Deaths,1909-1912
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Marriages, 1903-1908
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Marriages, 1908-1915
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Marriages, 1910
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Marriages, 1915-1918
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Marriages,1918-1920
St. Jean Baptiste (Lowell) Marriages,1920
Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1920 is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve updated Early New England Families, 1641-1700, adding one new sketch. This new sketch features Isaac Jones and his family. Isaac arrived in New England at the age of eight, with his family largely settling in Dorchester and the surrounding area.
The Early New England Families, 1641-1700 study project is led by Alicia Crane Williams. This project highlights heads of families mentioned in Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700, focusing on individuals who immigrated from 1641 through 1700, grouped by year of marriage.
Interested researchers should also read Alicia’s recent Vita Brevis post “The Jones Boys” discussing her research process for this sketch.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve updated 2 sketches and added 10 new sketches to Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784. The people profiled in the new sketches lived in Brattleboro and Fort Dummer.
With this study project, Scott Andrew Bartley researches the heads of families who lived in Vermont prior to the Revolutionary War. These sketches illustrate major players on political and religious fronts, uncover the migration patterns for this period in the region, and identify all those just looking to better their lives on the new frontier. This project is proceeding in two series, settlers to 1771 and 1772-1784. The work so far has been geographical, focusing on Windsor and Windham Counties.
The updated sketches are listed below:
Brown, Samuel (Brattleboro)
Chamberlain, Thomas (Brattleboro)
The new sketches are listed below:
Fisher, Ebenezer (Brattleboro)
Greenleaf, Stephen (Brattleboro)
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
Today we’ve added 14 new volumes to Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 from St. Francis of Assisi (Lawrence), St. Mary (Plymouth) and St. Peter (Plymouth). This update adds over 17,900 records and more than 40,000 names to search.
The new volumes are listed below:
St. Francis of Assisi (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1903-1914
St. Francis of Assisi (Lawrence) Baptisms, 1914-1920
St. Francis of Assisi (Lawrence) Deaths, 1906-1920
St. Francis of Assisi (Lawrence) Marriages, 1903-1920
St. Mary (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1915-1918, Book 1
St. Mary (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1915-1918, Book 2
St. Mary (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Mary (Plymouth) Confirmations, 1915-1920
St. Mary (Plymouth) Marriages, 1915-1920
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1906-1910
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1910-1918
St. Peter (Plymouth) Baptisms, 1918-1920
St. Peter (Plymouth) Confirmations, 1910-1920
St. Peter (Plymouth) Marriages, 1908-1920
Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, 1789-1920 is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.
We are very excited to announce our new database: General Society of the War of 1812 Membership Applications, 1854-1979.
This database includes all applications and supplemental applications to the General Society of the War of 1812 starting from their formal founding in 1854. Material is not included for individuals listed in the applications who were born after January 1, 1979. This database is searchable for given names and surnames, and includes records for provided births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials listed for persons in the line of eligibility for membership on the application forms. This database adds more than 170,000 records to search.
Currently, the database includes applications from Member 1 to Member 5200. If an application is excluded, it is due to the privacy policy outlined above.
This database was created through a partnership of the General Society of the War of 1812 and AmericanAncestors. We thank the employees and volunteers of both organizations for amazing work to make this information available online.
Through the years, the General Society of the War of 1812 has established a large network of War of 1812 descendants all over the United States. For more information about this society, you can see the General Society of the War of 1812 web page.
Please note: This database is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.